Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation
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It isn't net spend. I thought I made that clear in previous replies to you. Perhaps you didn't read them.
The simple fact is that our spending matches any of our realistic rivals in the 2 years since Slav got here. He has had the same chance, or better, than other managers of similar clubs to spend money to improve the squad.
If the squad isn't better, that is down to how the money was spent, not that it wasn't made available.
(You said about how much he has had to spend... without mentioning the players we have sold. Which is quite an important part IMO )
I'm not saying Bilic deserves a free pass, because of course he is to blame as well. But so are the board. This is just my opinion though ;ok
You can blame who you want.
But if you persist in claiming that the board have not backed Slav with proper funds, you are flying in the face of the evidence.
Whether or not the board could have given him more - that isn't really the point?
Unless you are arguing at cross-purposes. ;hmm
The Hammers are also considering a move to sign Juventus and Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic, 30. (Sun)
Only problem is hes more of a second striker then lone front man but if he's affordable then I'd be keen
Mandzukic is out of our league I think but hopefully Bilic can convince him
I think something else interesting is that only one of Leicester's new signings can currently make their first team. They spent an absolute fortune and didn't improve their side.
The other thing that people commonly mention is that other clubs are regularly paying significantly higher fees for players, the old 'marquee' signing thing. So, the table below shows the largest fee spend on a player by each club this season, and the % that signing made up of their overall spend.
You'll notice that we are 10th, with the traditional big clubs (Utd, City, Arsenal, LIverpool, Chelsea & Spurs) the top 6. Leicester were in the Champions League and had cash to blow, so I think the only comparable ones above as are Everton and Palace.
So, basically, we spend in line with or more than the majority of our competitors. The issue this season simply isn't that we didn't spend money. Because we did. Loads of it.
Completely agree. But that doesn't mean that we didn't have money, it means it wasn't spent wisely, which is a totally different complaint.
As an aside, I (personally) cannot be too frustrated about the players we signed, because individually I agreed with almost all of the signings (I had my reservations about Tore, Calleri & Zaza, but the rest I was happy with).
Wasn't convinced by Zaza even during the Euros he looked Pony. Tore seemed like a gamble considering all the rubbish that seemed to have come with him "Sakho mk 2" again didn't seem like a player we should recruit.
Ayew just seemed a panic buy after everything else fell through. I think he's a top quality player, and sorry i'm sure people will point out at Swansea he played up top though I dispute this... His best position whenever I had seem him play was on the left of a front 3, or tucked in behind, and we are not using him in either of those positions or even at all.
Masuaku I actually think did okay before he got injured.
January window still think Fonte and Snodgrass were poor signings. Can understand why as a replacement for Ogbonna and Payet. But I don't think shelving the 8m for a 33 year old and Snodgrass who imo isn't a top 10 player. Just didn't seem like good money spent.
Yeah but he was in their defence, so if they won based on playing defensively that's not exactly a bad thing for him to have been involved in.
Now I need to go and get my toes professionally uncurled...
For me, our biggest issues are GK, DM & ST.
We've not had a settled defence all season and this is th result.
Regarding the money Luke, I don't think it's anyone saving or not spending anything, we just don't have it yet
I can only think their reason to defer the repayment of their loans for 3 years is because they won't be able to use payday anymore? So we will need to have the money for transfers up front.
I don't expect the Daves to reach into their pockets anymore, yes it would be nice but frankly I don't want them taking interest either.
We simply don't have the cashlow yet, it will take a couple of years
For me, last season for us was a freak, not unlike Leicester's.
We aren't anywhere near top 6 quality, and we weren't last season either.
We are a mid-table club, with ambitions of looking up not down. That doesn't come in a single purchase, or a couple of transfer windows.
If people were basing their expectations this season on repeating last year, then no wonder they are disappointed.
Don't run before you can walk Mr Sullivan ;ok
3 of our new players where on the pitch 36.5m worth not value for money in my mind panic buys and one late signing to cover LB .
imo you need to spend 36.5m on one player up front not 2 average players .
just saying .
we will clear out in the summer maybe raising 30/40 m I can see if this was the case us spending 90/100m that's what needs to happen probably not but we will see.